Over 50 years ago an engine was designed that overcame the inherent design inefficiencies of bell-shaped rocket nozzles, but despite much research in the 60's, 70's and 90's and was to power the replacement for the Space Shuttle. But 50 years on and it still yet to be flight tested. So why aren't we using Aerospike rocket engines?

Fusion energy has been about 20 years away for over 60 years now. It's become something of a running joke at this point. But new developments over the last 5-10 years suggest that this time, it could finally be within our reach.

Have you ever wondered how ships in the Star Wars universe manage to fly? I'll detail the Star Wars Legends and Canon technology involved in flight in today's Star Wars Lore video!

Today's video looks specifically at star fighters, capital ships and speeders, looking at the Star Wars Legends and Canon lore and technology that allows these vehicles to operate in atmosphere, outserspace, hyperspace and real space. We look at repulsorlifts, sublight drives, hyperdrives, navicomputers, shielding, and lots of other interesting bits of technology.

Over 50 years ago an engine was designed that overcame the inherent design inefficiencies of bell-shaped rocket nozzles, but despite much research in the 60's, 70's and 90's and was to power the replacement for the Space Shuttle. But 50 years on and it still yet to be flight tested. So why aren't we using Aerospike rocket engines?

Probably easier to vector.

It is all about money. Yes, theoretically we figured it out. But where is the funding? where is the need? The National Aerospace Plane (NASP) was a big deal when I was in college, going to revolutionize intercontinental and sub-orbital flying - never went anywhere because the R&D costs to build were so high that no one wanted to invest in it. Potential market was at best a couple hundred planes - that made the break-even cost per plane very high. too high in the end.

Why is there not a Concorde replacement flying? We have the technology and could do it in about 5 years if needed - but there is no need. The customer may not always be right, but they are always the customer and if there are no customers, there is no company...

The Dutch angle, also known as Dutch tilt, canted angle, or oblique angle, is a type of camera shot where the camera is set at an angle on its roll axis so that the shot is composed with vertical lines at an angle to the side of the frame, or so that the horizon line of the shot is not parallel with the bottom of the camera frame. This produces a viewpoint akin to tilting one's head to the side.[1]
In cinematography, the Dutch angle is one of many cinematic techniques often used to portray psychological uneasiness or tension in the subject being filmed.
Dutch refers to a bastardisation of the word "Deutsch", the German word for "German". It is not related to the Dutch people or language. It originated in the First World War, as Navy blockades made the import (and export) of movies impossible. The German movie scene was part of the expressionist movement, which used the Dutch angle extensively.[2][3]